Smoke-free Legislation
Tobacco legislation is an important and cost-effective approach to tobacco control in NSW. It also complements other tobacco control activities such as education campaigns and cessation programs, and in doing so challenges the acceptability of smoking as a social norm.
Tobacco legislation puts NSW in a good position to:
- Reduce community exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in enclosed public places
- Reduce the marketing, advertising and promotion of tobacco products and tobacco brands
- Discourage non-smokers from smoking
- Limit young people's opportunities to take up smoking.
Environmental Health Officers in Public Health Units across NSW are authorised as inspectors to enforce tobacco legislation. These officers monitor compliance, investigate complaints and conduct inspections.
In NSW, there are several pieces of legislation relating to tobacco control.
